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Pollackesque
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English
Etymology
From en Pollack esque.
Adjective
Resembling the paintings of Jackson Pollack.
en 2005 Ronnie Burkett Provenance https://archive.org/details/isbn_9790887547880/page/20/mode/2up?q=%22pollackesque%22 21 At the time of the police investigation, the only “artwork” found were pre-Pollackesque spatters of blood on the previously pristine white walls.
en 2010 Jeff Morgan Productive Trout Flies for Unorthodox Prey: Ecology & Imitation https://archive.org/details/productivetroutf0000jeff/page/32/mode/2up?q=%22pollackesque%22 33 When you finally find the “hot” baitfish pattern, all too often, a large fish will chew it to a Pollackesque mosaic of marabou, tinsel, and Flashabou.
en 2012 Mallory Kane Death of a Beauty Queen https://archive.org/details/deathofbeautyque00mall/page/76/mode/2up?q=%22pollackesque%22 76 The man who had attacked her had used his knife like a mad Pollackesque painter.
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